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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on 2 Chronicles 30:20

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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the Lord . . . healed the people--We imagine the whole affair to have been the following: In consequence of their transgressions they had cause to fear disease and even death (Lev 15:31). Hezekiah prayed for the nation, which was on the point of being diseased, and might therefore be regarded as sick already [BERTHEAU].
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